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Angela Faye D. Hynson October 23, 2014 SY1413- Psychology Prof. Arnel Malitao

Homework in Philosophy

“Philosophy of Man”

Being a philosopher is not an easy job. It requires effort, time, knowledge, determination, passion and patience to have a conclusion. It’s a tough one to create your own philosophy if there is no background about philosophy and about the philosophy of other philosophers. If I were to create my own philosophy of man I will put into it my outlook in life, my learning about the life of man and what I envisioned and wanted man to be.

My own philosophy of man; Man is created in the image and likeness of God that’s why man inherited good qualities, good looks, good values and man indeed is a good man. Man is trying to be a perfect being because he comes from a perfect creator. Man consists of body and soul. A man search for ultimate happiness and by that means happiness in life, partner in life, career, in the society he belongs, in the world he belongs, in a family he has, and in everything he does. Man searches for acceptance by others. Man is an intelligent being. Man has knowledge and that is innate in him as soon as he was born in this perfect world. Man is created to be good not just to others but also to himself that is why man does not do evil intentionally. Man is a forgiving being that is why man are allowed to have mistakes because they is not perfect and will never be perfect. Few mistakes won’t make us less human but indeed prove that we are human. Those mistakes can be forgiven as long as you changed and asked forgiveness for those you hurt but no mistakes shall be repeated if you are really sorry for it. Man has a tremendous...